Westminster John Knox Press Radiotag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-17992802011-05-30T06:00:00-04:00WJK Radio with Dan and Jana is a new monthly podcast from Westminster John Knox Press (WJKP) designed to promote honest and stimulating conversation about issues of faith. The podcasts feature conversations with some of today’s most respected authors addressing a variety of religious issues including the Bible, ethics, social justice, popular culture, the church, cultural and religious diversity, and the spiritual life in general. Sometimes moving, sometimes controversial, often provocative, and always enlightening, new shows are available on the last Monday of every month.TypePadWJK Radio 28: Allan Cole Responds: What Makes a Good Spiritual Life?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536b8214c970c01538e61b65c970b2011-05-30T06:00:00-04:002011-08-09T10:30:30-04:00What makes a good spiritual life? Allan Hugh Cole Jr. helps us try to answer that question in this month's episode. In his new book, A Spiritual Life: Perspectives from Poets, Prophets, and Preachers, Cole gathers two dozen leading Christian writers who share their understandings of what makes a good...Presbyterian Publishing Corporation

WJK Radio 27: Michael Duffy Makes Sense of Sextag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536b8214c970c014e86a14cf6970d2011-04-25T06:00:00-04:002011-08-09T10:30:50-04:00Many singles struggle with decisions about sex. Michael Duffy visits with us to offer thoughtful guidance on the issue. His book, Making Sense of Sex: Responsible Decision Making for Young Singles, offers a framework for sexual decision making for single twenty-somethings. His book is appropriate for non-Christians and Christians alike....Presbyterian Publishing Corporation

Many singles struggle with decisions about sex. Michael Duffy visits with us to offer thoughtful guidance on the issue. His book, Making Sense of Sex: Responsible Decision Making for Young Singles, offers a framework for sexual decision making for single twenty-somethings. His book is appropriate for non-Christians and Christians alike.

Michael Duffy is Professor of Theological Studies at Hanover College in Indiana, where he teaches a popular course on sexual ethics. He is also the author of The Skeptical, Passionate Christian.

WJK Radio 24: Don McKim Responds to Presbyterian Questionstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536b8214c970c0147e2121f1a970b2011-02-01T10:56:55-05:002011-02-01T10:56:46-05:00Popular Presbyterian author and editor Don McKim joins us to discuss More Presbyterian Questions, More Presbyterian Answers: Exploring Christian Faith. This follow-up to the Geneva Press best seller is a study-friendly guide that articulates the basic tenets of the faith and answers some of the most frequently asked questions about...Presbyterian Publishing Corporation

Donald K. McKim is Executive Editor for Westminster John Knox Press. McKim has served as Academic Dean and Professor of Theology at Memphis Theological Seminary and as Professor of Theology at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary in Iowa. He is the author or editor of over twenty-five books.

WJK Radio 23: Martin Thielen Explains the Least We Can Believetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536b8214c970c0148c6eb8a99970c2010-12-27T03:37:00-05:002011-01-25T16:53:11-05:00Martin Thielen joins us to discuss ten things Christians need to believe—and ten things they don’t—to “qualify” as Christians. His new book, What’s the Least I Can Believe and Still Be a Christian? A Guide to What Matters Most is a lively and engaging book for seekers and believers who...Presbyterian Publishing Corporation

Ideal for individual, group, or congregational study, the book is accompanied by a free online leader's guide, featuring unique and easily implemented aids for carrying out a seven-week, congregation-wide initiative that will help local churches reach out to their communities.

Martin Thielen is Senior Pastor of Lebanon First United Methodist Church, in Lebanon, Tennessee. He has been a national worship and preaching consultant, seminary professor, and author, and has led more than one hundred church leadership workshops across the country.

Sixty percent of Americans believe in hell, as do ninety-two percent of those who attend church every week. Sharon L. Baker is here to speak candidly about our traditional views of hell. In her accessible and engaging new book, Razing Hell: Rethinking Everything You’ve Been Taught about God’s Wrath and Judgment, Baker explores how these traditional views have damaged our understanding of a loving God. She ultimately proposes an alternate theology of hell that is more consistent with the image of God as a loving creator who desires to liberate us from sin and evil.

Sharon L. Baker is Associate Professor of Theology and Religion and Coordinator of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. She has published numerous articles and speaks frequently throughout the United States on nonviolent atonement and hell. A former stay-at-home mom, Baker received her PhD from Southern Methodist University in 2006.

WJK Radio 6: Kathleen Long Bostrom on 99 Ways to Nurture our Spiritual Growthtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536b8214c970c0115721c6ee8970b2009-07-27T16:00:00-04:002011-02-16T12:55:35-05:00Sitting down with Dan and Jana today is Kathleen Long Bostrom to discuss 99 Things to Do Between Here and Heaven by Kathleen Long Bostrom. From the sublime (watch the sun rise) to the wonderfully silly (dance in the rain), her imaginative suggestions will breathe new life into readers’ lives...Presbyterian Publishing Corporation

Sitting down with Dan and Jana today is Kathleen Long Bostrom to discuss 99 Things to Do Between Here and Heaven by Kathleen Long Bostrom. From the sublime (watch the sun rise) to the wonderfully silly (dance in the rain), her imaginative suggestions will breathe new life into readers’ lives while opening them up to new spiritual experiences.

WJK Radio 5: Rebecca Barnes-Davies on 50 Ways to Help Save the Earthtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536b8214c970c011570938e4b970c2009-06-29T15:22:16-04:002011-02-16T12:39:17-05:00Rebecca Barnes-Davies discusses simple steps we can all take—as individuals and within our communities and congregations—to help ensure the survival of God’s creation. Her new book, 50 Ways to Help Save the Earth: How You and Your Church Can Make a Difference, is now available from Westminster John Knox Press....Presbyterian Publishing Corporation

Rebecca Barnes-Davies has been an environmental activist for well over a decade, advocating for public policy changes, educating groups of concerned Christians, and writing numerous articles. She has served as director of Presbyterians for Restoring Creation and as a program assistant in the Environmental Justice Office of the Presbyterian Church USA. An independent consultant for environmental and social justice ministry, she is currently studying at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Kentucky.